- Paperback: 228 pages
- Publisher: Phoenix; New edition edition (2 May 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0753813386
- ISBN-13: 978-0753813386
- Product Dimensions: 12.8 x 1.7 x 19.7 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 972,193 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Fourteen-year-old Wil is sent with nine other Protestant and 10 Catholic youngsters to Milwaukee as part of a peace initiative. But Will has a secret life as a Loyalist terrorist - until he meets a bewitching Catholic girl. However, when she breaks his heart Wil reverts to his old ways.A brilliant debut novel by an exciting young British writer.
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This is a hugely enjoyable and gripping novel which sets the Northern Irish Troubles against the American Dream and wakes up to a nightmare that would make Freddy feel at home. Wil Carson has inherited a hatred of Catholics and he nurtures this legacy under the careful guidance of the Ulster Freedom Fighters. A month in America promises respite from the heated exchanges of the 12th of July but Wil's grievances resurface even before his flight touches down. First love makes Wil a traitor to the loyalist cause when he falls in love with Teresa, a Catholic. But his tribal roots are soon fired up when rejection casts him into a void which only revenge can fill. This is a very moving story which wields humour and horror to expose the destructive influence of a sectarian mindset. Brilliant!
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Just in his teens, Wil Carson leads a Protestant gang in low-level violence directed against the “Taigs” of his Northern Ireland hometown. His hopes of rising up the Loyalist paramilitary ladder are curtailed when he is selected as part of a peace mission hoping to demonstrate that Protestant and Catholic youths can come together when transported to rural America. Although Wil’s crush on a Catholic girl momentarily slows his sectarian hatred, his history of violent behaviour exerts an intoxicating pull on his dopey American host, eventually leading both into a murderous final act from which there is no redemption. Chilling.
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A captivating and enthralling tale about a group of Irish youths sent to America on a cross-community project. The organisers of this project learn a valuable lesson....You can take a man out of Ireland, but you can't take Ireland out of a man. Kerr's depiction of the 'hero' Wil Carson is spellbinding, taking the reader on a journey through the eyes of a 14yr old youth as he questions, analyses and finally decides on his battle between his tribal loyalty and his love. As the tale unwinds, it becomes obvious that Kerr has an insight into the long history of communal division, mutual suspicion and alienation in Ireland. The characters and the story are based on that history. A fresh and compelling read...This book is an absolute must for anybody with an interest in the 'troubles'.
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THIS IS THE REAL THING - HEAR THE NOISE
This is a cult classic - Kerr's creation is a speed garage journey to oblivion and back. Buy it, read it and revel in the teenage angst and taut prose.
Published on 20 Sep 2001 by Simon Trewin
no diddly diddly in this hard hitting novel about the north
written with more than a little cynicism about both the sectarian and the peaceful approach to resolving the troubles in Ireland's north. Read more
Published on 31 Aug 2001 by kevinppoh@hotmail.com
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